Two loyal dogs saved their owner's life after she suffered a stroke by running to a neighbors' home to raise the alarm - and the whole thing was caught on camera.

Maureen Hatcher's Labrador retrievers, Bella and Sadie, rushed next door after she collapsed while taking a shower at her home St. John's, Florida, on December 3.

'The next thing I knew, I was eating the floor and couldn’t move,” Hatcher, 62, told the St. Augustine Record. 'And I said to my girls [the dogs], 'I need help."'

True to their breed, the dogs ran to retrieve a nearby resident, Alexandra Naspolini, who was prompted to check on her neighbor Hatcher.

Two Labrador retrievers were captured on surveillance camera rushing to a neighbors' home for help when their owner, Maureen Hatcher (pictured) suffered a stroke in Florida on December 3

The video shows the moment the two dogs race out the front door and round the corner of the garage, heading off camera to the right.

Hatcher said she typically deadbolts the front door, even when she's home, but she didn't that day.

Her deviation from her normal routine made it so the dogs were able to get out by pulling down on the handle, which let the door swing slightly ajar.

The dogs can be heard barking the entire time as they leave the home, apparently trying to alert someone to come to the aid of their doting dog-mom, who was in very serious danger.

Hatcher said she typically deadbolts the front door, even when she's home, but she didn't that day. Her deviation from her normal routine made it so Bella and Sadie (pictured) were able to get out by pulling down on the handle, which let the door swing slightly ajar

The dogs can be heard barking the entire time as they leave the home, apparently trying to alert someone to come to the aid of their doting dog-mom, who was in very serious danger. True to their breed, the dogs ran to retrieve a neighbor, Alexandra Naspolini, who was prompted to check on Hatcher and then called paramedics who were able to save her

'I usually am very routine, but that day, I didn’t do my usual. 'I was sitting on the floor drinking coffee and saw [one of the dogs] outside,' Naspolini said.

'Then I heard the other dog from [Hatcher’s] house barking.'

A few frames later, Naspolini appears on camera, bent over as if she's holding the dogs by the collar, although they can't be seen in this shot.

As she slowly nudges open the front door to Hatcher's home, she calls out, 'Excuse me,' and then stands up right and rings the doorbell.

A few frames later,Naspolini appears on camera, bent over as if she's holding the dogs by the collar, although they can't be seen in this shot

As she slowly nudges open the front door to Hatcher's home, she calls out, 'Excuse me,' and then stands up right and rings the doorbell, eventually walking inside through the open door, calling out, 'Ma'am,' as she enters. The dogs led her to Hatcher, who passed out on the bed, showing signs of a stroke including confusion, trouble speaking and weakness on one side of her body

She eventually walks inside through the open door, calling out, 'Ma'am,' as she enters.

'I was asking the dog, "Where’s mom? Where’s mom?"' Naspolini said, adding that the dogs led her to Hatcher, who passed out on the bed, showing signs of a stroke including confusion, trouble speaking and weakness on one side of her body.

Then the video cuts to two paramedics wheeling out Hatcher on a stretcher, taking her for urgent medical treatment.

Then the video cuts to two paramedics wheeling out Hatcher on a stretcher, taking her to receive medical treatment for the stroke she had just suffered

The emergency responders took her to Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville where interventional neurologist Nima Amim Aghaebrahim performed a crucial 20-minute procedure on her at around 3pm, about five hours after she first fell in the shower

A third paramedic follows after the two transporting Hatcher, speaking to someone inside, who can't be seen on camera.

The emergency responders took her to Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville where interventional neurologist Nima Amim Aghaebrahim performed a crucial 20-minute procedure on her at around 3pm, about five hours after she first fell in the shower.

'When the brain is deprived of blood, cells die and permanent brain injury can occur. Timing is everything,' Aghaebrahim said. 'One of the most important factors that can lead to a good outcome for patients in these situations is to get the blood vessel opened quickly and successfully.'

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Three days later, Hatcher had regained her strength and was home again, with her pups.

'I am blessed I don’t have any residual effects, and I attribute that to Dr. Nima and what the staff there did for me,' Hatcher said, while saying she feels blessed her 'angels,' Bella and Sadie, were there to save her.

Hatcher lives with her 21-year-old grandson, according to the Record, but he wasn't home at the time of her episode.

Three days later, Hatcher (pictured) had regained her strength and was home again, with her pups. 'I am blessed I don’t have any residual effects, and I attribute that to Dr. Nima and what the staff there did for me,' Hatcher said, while saying she feels blessed her 'angels,' Bella and Sadie, were there to save her